I have been in Scottsdale a couple of times to get JSJ intensive sessions (twice daily, for 5 days) – I can really recommend it, it is such a great way to “pamper” yourself, relax and de-stress…
Here’s the website, if you want to go there: https://www.jsjinc.net
But if you can’t go to Scottsdale for intensive sessions, you can always check out any Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner that is closer to you, it’s possible to work out a schedule with any JSJ practitioner, if you want to try the benefit of getting this kind of sessions.

I been in Scottsdale before in the summer, but then the temperature is so hot that it’s not possible to be outside for any longer period, this time I went in January, so I could check out the surroundings a little bit more.. I didn’t have the time to explore the mountains any closer, but they are really majestic!

Traveling to Scottsdale this time was a little bit difficult, I was caught up in the so called “bomb cyclone” (that is, a winter storm..) – my plan was to fly to Newark, then catch a plane to Phoenix, but the airport was closed, so they re-directed us to Washington DC, where I had to spend the night at a fancy hotel, before going to Phoenix. The hotel had swans in the lobby…

But I got to Phoenix the next day, here’s the view at sunset at my hotel

And there were geese flying over the hotel every sunset…

It was in the beginning of January, so there were still Christmas decorations around the hotel

I have been traveling for a while now, started in Ireland in the end of June, where I participated in Sadaki Kato’s class – I recommend that class highly, if you have a chance you should go 🙂

Then I have been in the US for a month, I’ve started in Las Vegas for a couple of days, we were going to Grand Canyon, the north rim, so Las Vegas was a good starting point.

And then I went to Los Angeles, I’ve been there a couple of times before, among other things I have been in a class there with Wayne Hackett, and another class with Sadaki Kato.
There’s this statue close to the beach, at Venice Beach (or close to Marina del Rey) now I managed to take some photos – don’t know which mudra it is, though…

And then I went to Scottsdale, to get nice sessions from Terry Matthews and Ian Harris, it’s always very good, I can recommend that highly too 🙂
This is the view I had from my hotel room, this time:

And the last stop on my trip before going back to Sweden again was New York, one of my goals was to find the Strawberry Field in Central Park – I tried to find it last year, without success, since it is not very well marked, but this year I really made an effort – it helps to ask people who work in the park 🙂
And I started from the Dakota building at W 72nd street (where John Lennon lived, and was shot), then it was much easier to find it..

So, I got back from Ireland last Friday, after participating in my second Jin Shin Jyutsu class with Sadaki Kato – I can recommend his classes highly, there was a lot of very good information, a lot of new flows, and a lot of nice people.
And as I understand it he only got access to Jiro Murai and Haruki Kato’s material after his father died (2 years ago) which means he is constantly researching that material, which also means that his classes will not be the same every time, since he discovers new material all the time. So it’s a good idea to go to several of his classes, as you probably will get some new information in every class you attend.

He will teach a class in Germany in October 2016, here’s the information about that class:

And there was also some information in the class in Ireland about other classes coming up, these classes are not posted yet at jsjinc.net, I will post more information about them as soon as I know more. He will teach a class in Germany next spring (2017), as I understood it, in Freiburg. And there will be a class in Boulder, Colorado, in the end of July 2017. And also a class in Perth, Australia, in November 2017.

So, a traveling day today – I am on my way to Carrickmacross, I will participate in Sadaki Kato’s 5 day class, which will start on Sunday. This is my second class with him, and I feel a little bit like a Jin Shin Jyutsu beginner student again – there’s so much new stuff to learn and understand, hopefully the second class will bring some more “aha” moments 🙂

Just wanted to remind you about Sadaki Kato’s class in Ireland, it is coming up real soon now – I am taking this class again, and I hope to see a lot of you there! I highly recommend the class, I was at this class in Los Angeles last year – don’t miss it 🙂
Here’s the invitation from the organizer Norrie Dooley:

Dear Jin Shin Jyutsu student,

With the arrival of Bealtaine, we look forward to our Summer class with Sadaki.

B el taine meaning ‘bright fire’.

To those who have already registered, we look forward to seeing you soon and for anybody else planning to join our gathering, we would really appreciate you letting us know as soon as possible.

Our special 5-Day Kato Text Seminar takes place in The Nuremore Hotel & Country Club, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, presented by Sadaki Kato.

The seminar runs from Sunday 26th to Thursday 30th June 2016.

The venue is approximately 1 hour drive north of Dublin airport and can be reached easily by public transport. Detailed travel information is available on request (bus timetables, directions etc.).

Carrickmacross is a picturesque town which is nestled in the drumlin hills of County Monaghan, made famous by the poet, Patrick Kavanagh.

There are a number of hotels and B&Bs in the area (please see attached list). Accommodation charges vary from Approx Eur 35 to Eur 40 for B&B to Eur 85 for 4 Star Hotel for a single room per night including breakfast. The venue is offering a single room at Eur 85 per night and a double room at Eur 110 and a triple room at Eur 150 per room per night. Please book accommodation directly and we advise to book early.

Please find brochure and enrolment form attached which you can fill in and return to me.

The enrolment form is a ‘text document’ that can be edited with Notepad for Windows and with TextEdit (or Textmate) for Mac.
Please detach the file from your e-mail, edit it and return to me at norriejsj@gmail.com or print it out, fill it in, scan it and then e-mail it or send it by post (snail mail).

If you require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

If possible full payment would be greatly appreciated two weeks
prior to seminar i.e. by the 1st June 2016.

Credit Card:
Note: The total Course Fee will be taken from your credit card account
at registration on the first morning of the course.
The deposit is only taken from the credit card account in the event
of a cancellation after 1st June 2016.
Credit cards are processed in US Dollars equivalent, which will
produce a variance from the above rates due to exchange rate
fluctuations and differences.
DO NOT SEND CREDIT CARD INFORMATION BY E-MAIL (NOT SAFE), Please
print out this form and post it to Norrie at the address below.

After the Now Know Myself class in Louisville, KY, was finished Sunday evening, there were some of us that were going to an animal rescue (Heartland Equine Rescue, in Indiana) to help out with a little bit of Jin Shin Jyutsu – if you are in their neighborhood at some point, I’m sure that they will accept your Jin Shin Jyutsu hands too on their animals 🙂https://www.facebook.com/heartlandequinerescue/?fref=ts

So I’m back in Sweden again, after a really nice Now Know Myself class in Louisville, Kentucky, thank you Kelly Mount for organizing, thank you Corrie Brian for taking such good care of me, and of course a big thank you very much to the instructors Michael Wenninger, Jill Pasquinelli and Carlos Gutterres – it’s always a pleasure!
Here you can find other classes with Jill Pasquinelli:https://www.jsjinc.net/instructor-courses.php?id=22

I’m on my way now to Louisville, Kentucky, to participate in the class with Michael Wenninger, Carlos Gutterres and Jill Pasquinelli – I have wanted to go to a KNM class for several years, but haven’t been able to fit it into my schedule, but now’s the time 🙂
We will be 40 participants in the class, according to what the organizer Kelly Mount has told us, I’m looking forward to meet all wonderful Jin Shin Jyutsu people 🙂